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The Launch of H.M. 84 Gun Ship The Thunderer at Woolwich Dockyard 1831
The 'Thunderer' was a first-rate ship of the line. A ship's 'rate' was basically decided by the number of guns she carried, from the largest 120-gun first-rate, down to sixth rate 20-gun ships. The first-rate were the biggest ships of the fleet, with their gun batteries carried on three decks. They were generally used as flagships and fought in the centre of the line-of-battle.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAF8056 |
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| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Ackermann, Rudolph; Cooper, T S Campion, George Bryant |
| Places: | Woolwich Dockyard |
| Vessels: | Thunderer (1831) |
| Date made: | 1831 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 278 x 370 mm; Mount: 380 mm x 555 mm |